Word: bogotã
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...BOGOT??, Colombia—My time in Bogot?? has been a blur of long cab rides, huge libraries, quaint art galleries, cautious political commentary and, of course, soccer...
Instead, I’m in the multimedia center of Bogot??’s largest library...
...ride from the library to my temporary residence in the safer, north section of Bogot?? takes about 45 minutes. On the radio, a news anchor announces that the Colombian soccer team has advanced into the semifinals versus an upstart Honduras squad in the Cup of Peace, the tournament’s nickname...
...back to Bogot?? that night I’m asked about my research: anti-imperialist movements in Latin America during the 60s. Immediately, the conversation shifts to the current U.S.-Colombian relations and the controversial Plan Colombia...
...Back in Bogot??, I begin to feel that the city is not so much safe as it is fortified. There’s a police officer stationed at every major intersection. Alongside a highway there’s an army barracks on display: vans, tanks and choppers lined up in a row. The message is clear: you’re safe here...